SOIL, NUTRIENTS, & PLANT GROWTH

“Plants don’t poop: everything we spray stays in the plant.”

Of the some 19 basic chemical elements commonly thought to carry out the metabolic process of a healthy plant, three are critical: carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen! It is no coincidence that a typical plant consists of:

47% Plant Carbon (C)

43% Oxygen (O)

4% Hydrogen (H)

3% Nitrogen (N)

Carbon, Oxygen, and Hydrogen make up the main elements of carbohydrate (sugar/starch), fat, and protein molecules within the solid parts of the plant cells. In order for these 3 elements to come together properly, there is the need of many more substances and nutrients, a critical one being Phosphate. Oxygen makes up 21% of the air we breath. In a healthy soil, oxygen is abundant from the microbial life. Hydrogen is abundant in water (H2O)